Open AccessHigh Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Anemia Among Female Injection Drug Users With and Without HIV Infection
Author(s) -
Richard D. Semba,
Nina Shah,
Steffanie A. Strathdee,
David Vlahov
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/00042560-200202010-00005
Subject(s) - medicine , anemia , iron deficiency , hepatitis c , iron deficiency anemia , hepatitis c virus , cohort , immunology , hemoglobin , virus
Anemia is associated with increased progression of disease and higher mortality during HIV infection.